Artist:Parachute
Song:Kiss Me Slowly
Album:The Way It Was
Parachute is a pop band that looked like they were going to be the next big thing in 2009. But they were never able to get that big hit single and now their future is in doubt. The band were high school students in Charlottesville, VA when they were formed in 2006. Will Anderson is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter. Other members are Nate McFarland on guitar, Christopher "Kit" French on sax and keyboards, Alex Hargrave on bass and Johnny Stubblefield on drums. At first they were called Sparky's Flaw. They started playing gigs while attending the University of Virginia. After a 2007 EP, the band name was changed to Parachute. After one of their songs appeared in a Nivea commercial, Parachute signed with Mercury's Smash label. So that indicates there were thoughts about Parachute being a country band. But they didn't record for Smash. Parachute recorded for Island DefJam and then Mercury. Kiss Me Slowly is from the 2011 album The Way It Is. It was the second of two songs that charted but not high enough to get Parachute anywhere. Anderson wrote Kiss Me Slowly with Dave Heywood and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum. They introduce the video. Parachute recorded three albums for Mercury and one album for Vanguard. Their latest album was released on their own label in 2019. Nate McFarland left Parachute to return to school. The band's website is kaput but they are still on Twitter and Facebook. Will Anderson has been doing solo shows. So Parachute hasn't announced a split. But it sure looks like they have split. Here's the video for Kiss Me Slowly by Parachute.
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